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ITEM #7 <br /> • PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> MEMO <br /> To: Mounds View Planning Commission <br /> From: Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director ?"lr--- <br /> Subject: Planning Case No. SP-0008-96 <br /> 1) Revision of parking lot setbacks between residential and non-residential uses. <br /> 2) Revision to lot area requirements for public or semi-public recreational buildings <br /> and neighborhood or community centers, public and private educational institutions <br /> limited to elementary,junior high and senior high schools and religious institutions, <br /> such as churches, chapels, temples and synagogues. <br /> Date: Meeting of September 4, 1996 <br /> 1) Revision of parking lot setbacks between residential and non-residential uses. <br /> Mr. Dan Moon, 6929 Pleasant View Drive, has submitted a letter requesting that the Zoning <br /> Code be amended to require a fifteen foot setback for parking lots for churches or any commercial <br /> • uses from property lines which abut residential uses. It is staffs understanding that this request <br /> was prompted by his concern about the parking lot proposed for the New Apostolic Church at <br /> 3025 County Road H. Mr. Moon's property is directly north of the proposed church site. Any <br /> person owning real estate within the City is allowed to initiate a request to amend the Zoning <br /> Code (Section 1125.01 Subd. 2). <br /> At your meeting on August 21, 1996, the Planning Commission indicated a reluctance to forward <br /> such an amendment to the City Council. Since the Zoning Code provides for property owners to <br /> initiate amendments, action is needed on this item since Mr. Moon has asked that it be forwarded <br /> to City Council. <br /> Staff has researched the current provisions in the Zoning Code concerning parking lot setbacks. <br /> To our knowledge there are references in four places as follows: <br /> 1. Chapter 1104: General Zoning Provisions <br /> 1104.01: Yard Requirements <br /> Subd. 3. includes a table showing minimum setback requirements for each zoning district, <br /> with lettered footnotes. Following the table are Sections a. thru d. which correspond to <br /> the footnotes. Subsection d. states for front setbacks in the business and industrial zone <br /> districts: "Vehicle parking or loading docks shall not be located within the minimum <br /> required setback." <br /> • <br />